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Spear's Park

Spear's Park from directly overhead

Spear's Park is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Bean Hill stands 456 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Canterbury Shaker Village Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Concord

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27949, -71.55284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Sewall's Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Hot Hole Pond Boating Access: 1.9 mi
  • Rolfe Park: 2.0 mi
  • Beaver Meadow Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
Beaches: 22
  • Riverland Beach: 2.1 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Catamount Pond Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Lagace Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 14.4 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 15
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 4
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Steeles Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Profile Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Brennan Falls: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
  • Huckins Spring: 12.8 mi
  • River Road Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hippy Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Log Landing: 23.8 mi
  • East Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Spear's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean HillN 2°456 m8.1 mi
Searles HillNW 318°319 m11.2 mi
Sanborn HillENE 60°306 m11.2 mi
Brush HillESE 117°305 m11.9 mi
Plausawa HillSE 126°304 m7.0 mi
Garvin HillESE 122°299 m7.5 mi
Oak HillE 90°293 m2.4 mi
Sanborn HillESE 113°288 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:59
June solstice05:0719:4720:31
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1615:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533455766717061493928
Precip in2.82.83.33.43.53.83.63.63.64.43.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Asos, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1396715591

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